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50 ¶ Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face and wept upon him and kissed him.

And Joseph commanded his slaves, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

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50 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.(A) Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,(B) taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.(C)

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